Holding in Company

Wetherspoon (JD) PLC
14 September 2001



                     J D Wetherspoon plc ('the Company')


J D Wetherspoon plc has today been advised by M&G Investment Management
Limited that Prudential plc and certain of its subsidiary companies now hold
8,018,815 ordinary shares in the company, which represents 3.79% of its issued
ordinary share capital.